Total Crime Rate

229.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Underwood Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 210th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Underwood Road (E1 5AW) in the last 12 months was 229.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underwood Road (E1 5AW), the main crime hotspot is near Plumbers Row. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Underwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Underwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daplyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trahorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Deal Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Hemming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hemming Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemming Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Selby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hanbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hanbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greatorex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wodeham Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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